Clinton meets with Nabisco factory workers facing imminent job cuts Chicago 3/14

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I say this is going into the Lion's den.
As an aside--does Sanders ever go to businesses?? factories?? I only see him at big rallies





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Clinton meets with Nabisco factory workers facing imminent job cuts http://gu.com/p/4hhfx/stw


.................This isn’t the first time Clinton has taken an interest in the company’s labor practices. At a campaign event in Detroit earlier this month Clinton said: “If a company like Nabisco outsources and ships jobs overseas, we’ll make you give back the tax breaks you receive here in America.”



On Monday she said: “This particular plant has received, over the years, tax benefits and investments from the taxpayers of Chicago and Illinois in order to expand the production lines ... I think they should have to pay that money back and that that money would be used to reinvest in the community and the workers.”

She added: “I know we can bring jobs and create jobs right here. I believe if we change the incentives in our tax code to recruit jobs here and we penalize those companies that are shipping jobs out, especially if they have received government money from you and me.”
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The company has repeatedly applied for tax incentives for creating and maintaining jobs in the region. Most recently, it signed a contract in 2013 for an “Economic Development for a Growing Economy” or EDGE grant from the state which agreed to offer the company tax credits towards a $35m investment in Mondelēz’s Naperville plant on the projection that it would create 25 jobs. A Chicago Tribune investigation found those jobs never came to be, and Mondelēz ultimately did not claim or receive the credit.

Clinton is not the only presidential candidate who has picked up the cause of the beleaguered Nabisco factory workers. In August, fellow frontrunner Donald Trump declared that he would never eat Oreo cookies again to protest the company’s decision to ship jobs overseas to cut costs, even though it is a practice Trump has engaged in repeatedly as the founder of dozens of eponymous brands. Trump incorrectly claimed that the factory was being closed in that speech, a claim the company denies.
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“The Chicago bakery continues to remain open continues to be important and we as a company remain committed to the United States,” said Laurie Guzzinati, a company spokeswoman. “We are a global business and we continue to invest in all of the regions where we have business operations.”

It remains to be seen if either Trump or Clinton can translate their outrage for Chicago workers into a primary victory in Illinois. ......................

The BCTGM union does not offer formal endorsements, but international vice president Jethro Head said “Hillary’s got a lot of votes coming out of Illinios. The workers were happy to see her and she’s fighting on their behalf.”

[SunSeeker]

1. Yes, Hillary is fighting on our behalf. Get out the vote, Illinois!

[NCjack]

2. Hillary: Please meet with Nabisco CEO and senior managers. Tell them to

"cut it out." Yeah, that will help. Why is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce getting a free ride in the criticism of parties responsible for the "sucking sound of companies" moving stuff out of USA?